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" A wuz neva accepted coz a wuz burmingham manager but a'll dust mesell doon and coont anotha git massive pay oot for another failure, it wuz just like when ah wuz at Sunlan and they neva forgive us for being a geordie. Did a say wu finished 10th?"
No Steve you get sacked because you're not a very good manager, but don't worry your mates will talk you up into getting another good job, hopefully NUFC when Benitez leaves
No Steve you get sacked because you're not a very good manager, but don't worry your mates will talk you up into getting another good job, hopefully NUFC when Benitez leaves
ray von said:
No Steve you get sacked because you're not a very good manager
Bit harsh! Aston Villa have underperformed so far this season but it's still early days; Steve Bruce has a very good track record in terms of getting teams promoted from the Championship and I'm fairly sure Villa would have been play-offs at least had he stayed. Of course the same may apply under his replacement but IMO it's not really fair to say Steve Bruce isn't a very good manager.
JNW1 said:
ray von said:
No Steve you get sacked because you're not a very good manager
Bit harsh! Aston Villa have underperformed so far this season but it's still early days; Steve Bruce has a very good track record in terms of getting teams promoted from the Championship and I'm fairly sure Villa would have been play-offs at least had he stayed. Of course the same may apply under his replacement but IMO it's not really fair to say Steve Bruce isn't a very good manager.
Nope, we go 3-2 down and scrape a draw at the death, with a bloke who hasn’t scored in 7 years taking and obviously missing a penalty.
He’s played in defence for one of the best club sides ever, yet cannot organise our team to keep a clean sheet all season long. He’s totally tactically inept in the modern game.
Whoever chucked that cabbage at him should be given the freedom of Villa Park.
PurpleTurtle said:
He’s played in defence for one of the best club sides ever, yet cannot organise our team to keep a clean sheet all season long. He’s totally tactically inept in the modern game.
I've never been a Bruce fan, and didn't want him when he signed (though not for the reason he had managed City, which seemed to aggrieve so many)- but give the guy credit, he did stabilise an at-the-time exceptionally turbulent and demoralised club.He's always struck me as a throroughly decent bloke - but I've never understood his tactics, or playing people so obviously out of position, and share the view that he had to go.
I just hope it's not a case of out of the frying pan and into the fire..... :/
For once, I don't find myself fearing the worst after a Villa management appointment.....
It will be interesting to see exactly where Terry fits in though, especially given that Smith has brought his assistant from Brentford in as his number 2.
I wonder if Sir Deadly was with it long enough to hear about the appointment before he passed away overnight? He was a bit of a hate figure for at least some of the fans in his later years (and admittedly latterly I was among them) but, to his credit, he was undeniably Villa to the core. RIP Sir Doug.
It will be interesting to see exactly where Terry fits in though, especially given that Smith has brought his assistant from Brentford in as his number 2.
I wonder if Sir Deadly was with it long enough to hear about the appointment before he passed away overnight? He was a bit of a hate figure for at least some of the fans in his later years (and admittedly latterly I was among them) but, to his credit, he was undeniably Villa to the core. RIP Sir Doug.
RIP Sir Doug.
I’m not sure how Terry is going to fit into the back room staff given how he’s remarkably big headed and big personality. He couldn’t help himself on England duty when Capello was in charge, a serial winner of a manager, he undermined him quick sharp when things weren’t going his way.
Terry should be manager or not involved IMO. Too many cooks and all that.
I’m not sure how Terry is going to fit into the back room staff given how he’s remarkably big headed and big personality. He couldn’t help himself on England duty when Capello was in charge, a serial winner of a manager, he undermined him quick sharp when things weren’t going his way.
Terry should be manager or not involved IMO. Too many cooks and all that.
Fittster said:
£5 million for a new keeper.
What happened to the FFP problems?
Nothing. They're still there. It's either less clear cut than the press has made out over the past few months, and there's a plan in hand, or it's a further punt on promotion rendering the point moot. I fear the latter :/What happened to the FFP problems?
Frustrating result yesterday - just highlighted the dire need for defensive reinforcements in the January window.
Are we all happy with the Dean Smith regime so far? I am. It reminds me of Kevin Keenan’s Newcastle - don’t really care if we concede three if we score four!
Joking apart it will be good to see that defence hopefully improve over the second half of the season. Not many fans I know are missing the demise of Steve Bruce and that utter clown Tony Xia.
Joking apart it will be good to see that defence hopefully improve over the second half of the season. Not many fans I know are missing the demise of Steve Bruce and that utter clown Tony Xia.
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